Chapter Summaries

Zhou Xu continued to struggle with the barrier between Nine-star Dou Saint and Dou Di while guiding his disciples in their Dou Qi cultivation at Dou Po Academy. A Heavenly Dao golden ranking appeared over Sunset Forest, announcing a list of the continent’s top twenty human prodigies under twenty and promising blessings and rewards.

• Zhou Xu reflected on his three-year stalemate at the Nine-star Dou Saint bottleneck and spoke with Qing Lin before meeting his five disciples.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yi Ran asked Zhou Xu for help controlling their Dou Qi, and he guided their cultivation and answered their questions.
• Dugu Bo, Dragon Duke Meng Shu, and Snake Dowager Chao Tianxiang watched their descendants train and praised Zhou Xu and the Dou Qi System.
• A thunderous explosion shook Sunset Forest, and a golden light filled the sky with an overwhelming pressure.
• The Heavenly Dao Will Manifestation Golden Ranking announced its first list, ranking the top twenty human prodigies under twenty and promising rewards to those who appeared on it.

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking appeared to reveal humanity’s greatest young talents, prompting Zhou Xu to realize that Dou Po Academy could no longer remain hidden. Across the continent, Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan each declared that their own heirs would claim the top places as the ranking awaited its unveiling.

• Zhou Xu recognized that his gifted Dou Po Academy disciples would likely appear on the ranking and hoped it might help him reach the Dou Di realm.
• Bibi Dong declared that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation would claim all ten positions, while Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan pledged to fulfill her command.
• Qian Daoliu insisted that Qian Renxue’s Angel God inheritance and innate Level 20 Soul Power made her certain to take first place.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders backed Tang Long and Tang Hu as their contenders for the ranking.
• Yu Yuanzhen proclaimed that Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would seize the top spot.

Shrek Academy’s leaders confidently expected their disciples to dominate the Heavenly Pride Ranking, but Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy claimed twentieth place and received a powerful Heavenly Dao blessing. Huo Wu celebrated her recognition and vowed to climb higher, while Shui Bing’er challenged her to a future academy exchange tournament.

• Flender and Yu Xiaogang praised Shrek’s disciples as monsters and predicted they would rank highly on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
• The Heavenly Dao announced Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy as the twentieth-ranked contender, granting her increased flame affinity and Spirit Skill power, older Soul Rings, and a compatible Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu learned she had made the list, celebrated with her academy peers, and vowed to pursue a higher ranking after reaching Soul King.
• The other Five Elements Academy deans and disciples reacted with surprise, and Shui Bing’er challenged Huo Wu to settle their rivalry at the next academy exchange tournament.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Huo Wu’s Level 43 strength as no threat to Spirit Hall.

Huo Wu’s place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking prompted factions across the continent to assess her talent and seek her allegiance. The ranking then revealed Yu Tianxin in nineteenth place, spurring him to celebrate and challenge his cousin Yu Tianheng’s standing.

• Qian Renxue, Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiao, Xue Ye, Dai Yutian, and others reacted to Huo Wu’s ranking, with the Heaven Dou and Star Luo empires ordering efforts to recruit her.
• Zhou Xu warned his Dou Po Academy disciples not to underestimate Huo Wu or rely on external blessings, while Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed her talent at Shrek Academy.
• The Sky Screen announced Yu Tianxin in nineteenth place, listing his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, level 37 Soul Power, and Heavenly Dao Blessing.
• Yu Tianxin stopped sparring at Thunder Academy, celebrated his ranking, and declared that he could rival Yu Tianheng for recognition and the clan’s young master position.

Yu Tianxin’s nineteenth-place ranking drew praise from Thunder Academy and alarmed rival sects, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan confidently expected Yu Tianheng to rank even higher. The Clear Sky Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall each ordered Yu Tianxin watched or approached, with Bibi Dong authorizing his recruitment or elimination.

• Yu Tianxin celebrated his nineteenth-place ranking as a Level 37 Battle Soul Elder and felt the Heavenly Dao Blessing strengthen his connection to Thunder Power and shorten his spirit skill cooldowns.
• Yu Luomian praised his grandson, but Yu Yuanzhen dismissed Yu Tianxin’s achievement as the limit of a collateral descendant and predicted that Yu Tianheng would enter the top five.
• Yu Tianheng declared that he would reach the top three and insulted Spirit Hall, while the clan’s elders confidently praised his prospects.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Clear Sky Sect to monitor Yu Tianxin, though an elder doubted that he could threaten Yu Tianheng.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed recruiting Yu Tianxin, and Chen Xin sent someone to Thunder Academy to test his intentions.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to monitor Yu Tianxin and either recruit him or eliminate him if he refused.

The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires considered recruiting Yu Tianxin after he ranked nineteenth, while others dismissed his achievement. The Sky Screen then revealed Yu Tianheng in eighteenth place, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan stunned and Yu Tianheng furious.

• Xue Ye ordered Marshal Gelong to try recruiting Yu Tianxin, while Qian Renxue privately sneered at the idea.
• Dai Yutian ordered Dai Weisi to bring Yu Tianxin to the Star Luo Empire, even by force.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Xiaogang belittled Yu Tianxin's ranking.
• At Dou Po Academy, Zhou Xu warned his disciples not to underestimate Soul Power cultivators, though they remained confident in their own strength.
• The Sky Screen ranked Yu Tianheng eighteenth and awarded him increased Thunder Affinity, stronger spirit skills, Sub-Dragon Wings, and a compatible Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianheng staggered back in shock and protested that he, the clan's young master, had ranked only one place above Yu Tianxin.

Yu Tianheng ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, only one place above Yu Tianxin, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to erupt in anger. Rival factions mocked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and discussed exploiting its humiliation, leaving the clan’s prestige under attack.

• Yu Tianheng despaired over ranking only one place above Yu Tianxin, while Yu Yuanzhen destroyed a table and raged at the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders mocked Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Tang Xiao ordered the ranking spread as a warning to disciples.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong laughed at Yu Tianheng’s result, and Ning Fengzhi proposed worsening the feud between Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei mocked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and planned to recruit Soul Masters disappointed in it.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo ridiculed Yu Yuanzhen and his grandson over the ranking.

The continent’s powers mocked Yu Tianheng after the Heavenly Pride Ranking placed him eighteenth, while the Heaven Dou and Star Luo empires considered how to exploit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s loss of prestige. At Shrek Academy, Flender and the students ridiculed Yu Tianheng as Yu Xiaogang forced himself to explain the ranking calmly.

• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo derided Yu Tianheng’s ranking and predicted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would lose standing.
• Xue Ye and Marshal Gelong discussed using the clan’s diminished prestige to attract other forces to the Heaven Dou Empire, while Qian Renxue privately scorned Yu Tianheng.
• Dai Yutian ordered stronger border training and outreach to smaller forces after Dai Weisi urged him to exploit the clan’s humiliation.
• Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong mocked Yu Tianheng at Shrek Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.
• Yu Xiaogang composed himself and argued that Yu Tianheng’s arrogance and lack of combat experience explained his mediocre ranking.

The Heavenly Pride Ranking placed Spirit Hall’s Yan seventeenth, prompting mockery from Shrek Seven Devils and Dou Po Academy while enraging Bibi Dong. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo also judging the Golden Generation as mediocre compared with Qian Renxue.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Xiao Wu mocked Yu Tianheng’s eighteenth-place ranking and praised the Shrek Seven Devils’ prospects.
• At Dou Po Academy, Dugu Yan, Meng Yi Ran, and Gu Yue Na ridiculed Yu Tianheng, while Zhou Xu warned his disciples to stay humble and guard against other powers exploiting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s setback.
• The Heavenly Dao Ranking named Yan of Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation seventeenth, citing his Flame Lord Martial Soul and granting him a stronger Flame Domain, improved fire skills, and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong wounded Yan and threatened to cut off his resources unless he reached Level 55 within a year, while Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei watched or tried to defend him.
• At the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu expressed surprise at Yan’s ranking, and Golden Crocodile Douluo dismissed the Golden Generation as mediocre beside Qian Renxue.

After Yan ranked seventeenth, factions across the continent mocked Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and compared their own talents favorably. At Dou Po Academy, Zhou Xu warned his disciples that Hu Liena and Xie Yue were stronger than Yan and urged them to prepare to demonstrate Dou Qi’s might.

• Qian Daoliu dismissed the reactions to Yan’s ranking and said he cared only about Qian Renxue’s eventual placement.
• Flender, the Shrek students, and Yu Xiaogang mocked Yan’s seventeenth-place ranking and predicted Shrek’s talents would surpass him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin called Yan’s ranking evidence that Spirit Hall’s resources could not guarantee superior potential.
• Xueye, Gelong, Xue Xing, Dai Yutian, and Dai Weisi derided Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, while Dai Weisi vowed to defeat Yan in one move.
• Yu Yuanzhen raged that Yan ranked above Yu Tianheng, and an elder advised Yu Tianheng to focus on cultivation.
• At Dou Po Academy, Dugu Yan, Meng Yi Ran, and Zhou Xu disparaged the Soul Power System, while Zhou Xu cautioned that Hu Liena and Xie Yue were more gifted than Yan; Ji Hongyue vowed to face them.

Tang Xiao publicly declared that the Clear Sky Sect’s prodigies would dominate the Heavenly Pride Ranking, provoking powerful reactions across the continent. The sect’s rivals and potential allies began assessing its renewed strength as they awaited the rankings.

• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect disciples boasted that the sect’s talents would surpass Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
• Bibi Dong vowed to punish the Clear Sky Sect if its prodigies ranked poorly, while Qian Daoliu dismissed Tang Xiao’s claims and focused on Qian Renxue’s ranking.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang denounced the Clear Sky Sect’s arrogance and backed the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s recovery, and Ning Fengzhi proposed contacting it to oppose Spirit Hall.
• Emperor Xueye and Marshal Gelong viewed the Clear Sky Sect’s rise as a threat to Heaven Dou, while Dai Yutian welcomed it as a chance for the Star Luo Empire to regain strength.

Tang Long ranked sixteenth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, humiliating the Clear Sky Sect after Tang Xiao had boasted about its prodigies. Tang Xiao ordered Tang Long to absorb his reward and prove himself, while factions across the continent mocked the sect.

• Tang Xiao angrily challenged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianheng objected to his insults.
• Zhou Xu told the Dou Po Academy disciples to prepare for the rankings, and Ji Hongyue vowed they would claim the top spot.
• The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking named Tang Long sixteenth, evaluated his potential as limited, and raised him from level 45 Battle Soul Ancestor to level 55 Battle Soul King.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect reacted with fury and shame, while Tang Long knelt, apologized, and promised to prove the sect's strength.
• Factions across the continent mocked the Clear Sky Sect, and Bibi Dong laughed at Tang Xiao for boasting before Tang Long ranked only one place above Yan.

After Tang Long ranked sixteenth, leaders across the continent mocked the Clear Sky Sect and considered how to exploit its loss of prestige. At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai grew anxious about his own ranking, though Flender’s question prompted him to hide his worry.

• Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Yu Yuanzhen, Xue Ye, Dai Yutian, and Ning Fengzhi each reacted to Tang Long’s sixteenth-place ranking by ridiculing the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed using the Clear Sky Sect’s damaged reputation to win over smaller factions and strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dai Mubai compared Tang Long’s and other young geniuses’ low rankings and worried that he might fail to reach the top five.
• Flender asked Dai Mubai where the Shrek Seven Devils would rank, and Dai Mubai straightened up and suppressed his anxiety.

Dai Weisi ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, receiving a strengthened Evil Eye White Tiger spirit and a breakthrough to Soul King. His placement sparked celebrations at the Star Luo Empire’s palace, where he vowed to outshine Dai Mubai and Heaven Dou’s elites.

• Dugu Bo, Dragon Duke Meng Shu, and Snake Dowager Chao Tianxiang mocked Tang Long’s sixteenth-place ranking and praised Dou Po Academy’s cultivation methods.
• The Golden Ranking revealed Dai Weisi in fifteenth place, praising his combat ability and potential and granting him a stronger spirit, increased spiritual impact, and a breakthrough to Level 50 Battle Soul King.
• Dai Yutian celebrated Dai Weisi’s ranking, while Zhu Hongye praised his talent and its benefits for the Zhu Family.
• Dai Weisi declared that he would surpass Dai Mubai and Heaven Dou’s heavenly prides, and Dai Yutian ordered nationwide celebrations and greater resources for Star Luo Royal Academy.

Dai Weisi's fifteenth-place ranking and Martial Soul Origin Enhancement reward stirred reactions across the continent, prompting political maneuvering and renewed reflection on cultivation. Dai Mubai reacted with jealousy and insisted that he would make the top ten, leaving the rivalry between the brothers unresolved.

• Xue Xing worried that Dai Weisi's reward would strengthen Star Luo Empire, while Xue Beng encouraged him to rely on the Five Elements Academy and privately considered how the rivalry might aid his ambitions.
• Chen Xin assessed Dai Weisi's Evil Eye White Tiger and warned that Star Luo's new prodigy would further complicate the continent's balance of power.
• Tang Xiao accepted that Dai Weisi had surpassed Tang Long, advised his son to improve his flexibility, and ordered Clear Sky Sect's library opened to teach disciples more combat techniques.
• Bibi Dong considered using Dai Weisi to restrain Heaven Dou and the Upper Three Sects, then ordered Yue Guan to seek an alliance with Star Luo Empire and threatened to destroy it if necessary.
• Dai Mubai grew jealous and furious at his brother's ranking, then told Flender that Dai Weisi had succeeded through luck and that he would make the top ten.

The Sky Screen ranked Qin Ming 14th and revealed that he was the second-youngest Soul Emperor in history, shocking Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Qin Ming’s Martial Soul evolved and his Soul Power rose to level 63, while Yu Tianheng realized how little he had understood his teacher.

• Dai Mubai drew encouragement from Flender after seeing Dai Weisi ranked 15th and vowed to surpass him.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu praised Dai Weisi, Snake Dowager Chao Tianxiang worried about the danger of war, and Dugu Bo criticized the limits of Star Luo’s cultivation methods.
• The Sky Screen ranked Qin Ming 14th, revealed his strength and history as a Shrek graduate, and evolved his Martial Soul into the Crimson Flame Wolf King while raising him to level 63.
• Yu Tianheng was stunned to learn that his mentor Qin Ming was a Soul Emperor and reconsidered the advice he had once dismissed.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders discussed Qin Ming’s talent, while Yu Tianheng felt ashamed that he had failed to recognize his teacher’s strength.

Qin Ming’s fourteenth-place ranking made Shrek Academy celebrate and prompted the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire to reconsider their views of Shrek. The Sky Screen then revealed Hu Liena and Xie Yue in thirteenth and twelfth place, granting both Spirit Hall prodigies major breakthroughs and divine trial eligibility.

• Yu Tianheng lost his arrogance and felt ashamed after recognizing his teacher’s true talent.
• Flender celebrated Qin Ming’s ranking as proof of Shrek Academy’s strength, while Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu praised him and looked ahead to the Seven Devils’ prospects.
• Dai Yutian and Zhu Hongye warned that Shrek Academy was a force to watch, while Dai Weisi vowed to surpass Qin Ming after reaching Soul Emperor level.
• Xue Ye approved a proposal to recruit Qin Ming as an Imperial Soul Emperor Advisor for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Xiao praised Qin Ming’s achievement and urged Tang Long to work hard rather than overestimate himself.
• The Sky Screen ranked Hu Liena thirteenth and Xie Yue twelfth, raising them to Soul King level and granting them eligibility for divine trials.

Bibi Dong was enraged that Hu Liena and Xie Yue ranked only thirteenth and twelfth, while Yu Xiaogang’s claims that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation could not surpass Qin Ming were immediately contradicted by the Sky Screen. The chapter ended with major powers assessing the pair’s strength and the threat Spirit Hall posed.

• Bibi Dong ordered Hu Liena and Xie Yue to train in Spirit City’s forbidden grounds and reach peak Soul King within three months, with Gui Mei guarding them.
• Yu Xiaogang dismissed Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and challenged anyone to name peers stronger than Shrek, but the Sky Screen ranked Xie Yue twelfth and Hu Liena thirteenth, ahead of Qin Ming in fourteenth.
• Yu Xiaogang erupted in anger, rejected the ranking as nonsense, and damaged a stone bench while Tang San and Flender tried to calm him.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Yuanzhen acknowledged that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had fallen behind Spirit Hall’s talented Golden Generation.
• Leaders and experts from the Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and Dou Po Academy reacted to Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s rankings and assessed Spirit Hall’s growing strength.

Shui Bing'er ranked eleventh and received a major boost, prompting the Five Elements Academy to celebrate its strength. The next ranking revealed Meng Yi Ran of the unknown Dou Po Academy at tenth place, introducing the unfamiliar Dou Qi System and drawing Spirit Hall's attention.

• Shui Bing'er ranked eleventh, awakened the Extreme Cold Domain, rose to Level 45, and gained eligibility for the Water God inheritance.
• Huo Wu vowed to defeat Shui Bing'er, while Yu Tianxin and others reacted to her ranking and the Five Elements Academy's growing reputation.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the Five Elements Academy's prospects, while Xue Xing and Xue Beng planned to investigate its other academies and recruit its geniuses.
• The Five Elements Academy's deans praised Shui Bing'er and anticipated Feng Xiaotian's appearance on the ranking.
• The Sky Screen ranked Meng Yi Ran of Dou Po Academy tenth, revealing her Three-Star Dou Ling cultivation, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the unfamiliar Dou Qi System.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall's covert forces to find Dou Po Academy and investigate Meng Yi Ran and the Dou Qi System, with orders to erase the power if it refused to submit.

The Sky Screen ranked Meng Yi Ran tenth and revealed that she belonged to Dou Po Academy, used the Dou Qi System, and was a three-star Dou Spirit. The unfamiliar cultivation system alarmed major powers across the continent, which began planning to investigate or approach the academy.

• At Shrek Academy, Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reacted to Meng Yi Ran's ranking and debated the unknown Dou Qi System, while Yu Xiaogang insisted Soul Power was superior.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Yuanzhen, watching from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, reconsidered their understanding of the continent after seeing the unfamiliar system and its strength.
• In the Heaven Dou Imperial Study, Xue Ye ordered Marshal Gelong to investigate Dou Po Academy and told Xue Qinghe to prepare an offer to contact Meng Yi Ran.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, planned to report the Dou Qi System to Spirit Hall while publicly supporting an investigation and possible contact with Meng Yi Ran.
• Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng decided to investigate Dou Po Academy secretly, hoping to learn its location and strength before trying to win it over or suppress it.